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This anime take on the Terminator franchise takes the standard elements - time travel, killer robots, the end of humanity - and mixes and matches them in a fresh way.

The series is quite entertaining - certainly moreso than the recent theatrical versions - with some tense action, likeable characters, and an interesting AI that might or might not be able/willing to stop SKYNET.

At this time the timeline is so convoluted that all we know for certain about Terminator dramas is they can offer nothing but a false victory, since there will always be a new way to put everything in peril again, and at least Zero fully faces that.

But by doing so, it makes it hard to have a really solid ending, and while I was fully engaged throughout, at the end I felt there were unanswered questions, some unlikely events, and a disquieting feeling that this whole franchise is in a sinkhole that no entertaining sequel can pull it out of.

Still, it's really good and Terminator fans should take a look.

I watched this in spite of lackluster reviews because it was created by guys behind American Auto, Superstore, and Rutherford Falls. But it was so bland, and so unfunny, that I couldn't get through the first episode.

The cast is good, and in some cases very good. Kahyun Kim was wonderfully snarky, David Allen Grier exudes weary gravitas, Kaliko Kauahi is good in a very different role from Superstore. And everyone else is at least decent.

The problem was the writing. I watched this series because of the creator/writers, and they let down their cast. They just didn't write funny jokes.

This seems like the kind of thing that could turn around - all you'd need is a funny script that gave the cast a chance to shine. But life is too short to watch shows that *might* figure it out someday. Something like Superstore started okay but was great by the end of the first year, but if you start barely watchable, high high can you go?

Bad Sisters is a dark comedy about sisterhood, violence, and consequences. The first season is the titular sisters attempt to right a wrong, which they keep failing to do while creating huge collateral damage. The second season continues the fall out from the first season.

Much of this reason this works is because of the chemistry between the sisters, who really seem like a funny, fractious but loyal family. The plots are pretty twisty and there are some interesting non-sister characters, such as a terrific young cop who gets added to season 2.

The end of season 2 (one of the best episodes of the series) felt pretty final, but I hope they find a way to create a third season someday, because I really am attached to this group and this dark humored drama.

Check it out.